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CSDC can work with any charter school, in any state to open new doors of educational opportunity.
CSDC proactively invests in K-12 public charter schools in educationally and economically underserved communities.
CSDC's technical assistance, innovative underwriting and financial support help new schools get on their feet.
CSDC schools are converting run-down buildings into state-of-the-art educational facilities, revitalizing neighborhoods.
Partner with CSDC and leave everything - from site design and financial modeling through construction - to us.
CSDC promotes competition, choice and innovation in education by financing and building great public charter schools!

Charter schools deliver cutting-edge, rigorous education to the kids who need it most - and CSDC is there to help.

CSDC's "nonprofit developer difference" means cost savings for our charter clients - and more "bang" for the taxpayer buck!

Recipient of the 2011 Wachovia Wells Fargo NEXT Award for "Demonstrated Excellence in Financing!"

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From the left: TJ Forster, Tim Summers, Michelle Liberati,
Frank Riggs, Ember Reichgott Junge, Laura Fiemann

 

The Charter Schools Development Corporation (CSDC), a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation and Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), promotes innovation and excellence in education by financing and developing facilities for great public charter schools nationally. As the only CDFI in the country focused exclusively on the facility and financing needs of charter school organizations, CSDC helps charter school entrepreneurs and leaders finance, build, expand and replicate their school models, turning educational visions into reality, with the goal of ultimately improving student achievement by increasing school choice and catalyzing competition within the American K-12 public education system. 

CSDC has a special focus on new schools, schools serving predominately low income students, and schools in communities with poor performing traditional schools.  Whether it be a direct loan, credit enhancement (lease or loan guaranty), or a complete turnkey facility, built-to-suit on a fee for development services or lease-to-purchase basis, put our resources and expertise to work for you. 

To find out which CSDC program may be right for your school, click here.

 

"When students arrived on the first day of classes on August 17, 2011, they walked into a beautiful school building. This would not have been possible without the financial support of the Charter School Development Corporation … A partner like CSDC means that a charter school can provide their students with an environment that will support academic performance. When we say that we couldn't have done it without them, we mean it."
- Kirk Loadman-Copeland, School President, Global Village Academy-Northglenn, Northglenn, CO

Getting Started
Getting Started Is your charter school in need of financing or facilities support? Find out how CSDC can help you!
Recent News
CSDC to Present "All About Facilities" WorkshopCSDC will be conducting a workshop focused on the various options available to Arizona charter schools for acquiring, developing/building and financing a facility over the "life cycle" of a school, from newly chartered to fully enrolled, as well as replication and expansion to serve additional grades or sites.
January 11, 2012CSDC Honored with Wachovia Wells Fargo NEXT AwardCSDC wins the 2011 Wachovia Wells Fargo NEXT Award for Opportunity Finance and a $25,000 grant for "demonstrated excellence in financing" at the Annual Opportunity Finance Network Conference on November 15th in Minneapolis, Minnesota!
November 18, 2011
Where We Are
Charter Schools are Reforming K-12 Education
CSDC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation and Community Development Financial Institution
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